So, after everyone was busy going “GAAAHHHH!!!” over the DARPA Information Awareness Office logo, the next question that came up was, who are these people?
Well, if by “who are these people” you mean “who’s in charge there?” the answer is pretty straightforward: John Poindexter.
Yes, the same John Poindexter who was a retired Navy Admiral, served as National Security Avisor, and was convicted for conspiracy, lying to Congress, defauding the government, and destroying evidence in the Iran-Contra scandal.
You remember that one. The one the Current President’s Father Was Out of the Loop on? Yeah, that’s the one.
Of course, Poindexter’s convictions were overturned in 1990.
But, of course, that’s because Congress had given him immunity in exchange for his testimony. So it’s not like he wasn’t guilty, it’s just that he wasn’t jailable.
Which, of course, makes him the perfect candidate to run a Pentagon office that specializes in information gathering from phone, fax and Internet.
Or the most appalling.
(Via BoingBoing)
Those logos weren’t jokes? Damn, I didn’t click on the link before because I figured it was a government parody site.
My dearest, fondest hope is that some folks at these agencies decided it would be fun to do sort of over-the-top logos on the matter, and got them posted there. I.e., that it *is* sort of a joke (right alongside the Warthog squadron “You can run but you’ll just die tired” insignia).
I really hope so, at least.
(I don’t know if I am amused or disturbed that Doyce thought they were jokes.)
Well, they figure that the Nazis had cool logos, uniforms and accoutrements, so why shouldn’t the our version of the Gestapo have neat stuff?
Had to spend a couple of minutes figuring out just how much I’m kidding, or exaggerating, or IF I am. Not entirely sure.